Penholder.



J. H. HAGAN.

'PENHOLDER.

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JOHN H. HAGAN, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

PENHOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

Application filed October 1, 1907. Serial No. 395,326.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. HAGAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey,have invented an Improvement in Penholders, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an improved pen holder or device for securing afountain pen in position in the pocket and to prevent the pen fromaccidentally or otherwise falling out of the same.

In carrying out my invention, I preferably employ a socket membersecured in a suitable opening provided in the cap or removable end of afountain pen, and a stud member,preferably a sprin snap studmember,adapted to engage with the aforesaid socket member and to besecured in a suitable position to the cloth forming the garment, so thatwhen the pen is placed in the pocket, the stud member may be readilycaused to enter the socket member to retain the pen in position in thepocket, all of which is hereinafter more particularly set forth.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation and partial section of theremovable cap of a fountain pen fitted with the socket member comprisinga part of my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same part shown atright angles to that in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the studmember forming part of my invention. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevationshowing a fountain pen fitted with my improvement and secured within thepocket, and Fig. 5 is a section on the dotted line w, 00, Fig. 4:; Figs.1 to 3 inclusive being on an exaggerated scale and Fig. 5 being on astill larger scale.

Referring to the drawing, 10 indicates the removable cap or cover of thefountain pen. This cap 10 at a suitable place and preferably near theclosed end, is provided with an aperture 11 around the edge of which thesocket member 12 or annuli preferably made of metal or any othersuitable material is-turned down; the exterior portion of the saidsocket 12 being made to conform with the outer surface of the cap 10 andpreferably to bear against the same. I also employ a stud membercomprising an interiorly threaded sleeve 13, to which is connected aflange 14 and head 15 of resilient arms suitably shaped and over thefree ends of which arms the edge of the flange 14 is turned; the sleeve13 extending at an appreciable distance into the spring head 15.Together with this stud member I employ a thumb screw comprising a head16 and a screw threaded shank 17 adapted to enter the screw threadedsleeve 13 of the stud member.

Referring to Fig. 4, 18 indicates the fountain pen, 19 the cloth surfaceof the garment over the pocket, 20 the lining of the garment, 21 the.pocket lining and 22 the cloth forming the garment beyond the pocket, aswill be apparent. In the use of the hereinbefore described device, thescrew threaded shank of the thumb screw is passed through the lining 20and cloth 22 in a suitable position and turned down in the sleeve 13 tosecure the stud member in the required position to the garment, and uponinserting the pen in the pocket, this stud member may then be readilycaused to enter the socket provided in the cap of the pen and somaintain the pen in position in the pocket against being accidentallydisplaced or removed therefrom.

It will also be apparent, that in the use of my improved pen holder, theordinary air holes commonly provided in the cap for fountain pens may bedispensed with inasmuch as sufficient air may be admitted through thesocket member in securing the pen cap on either end of the pen barrel toequalize the pressure within the pen cap and at the same time thecirculation of the air is not so great as when the ordinary apertures.

provided for this purpose are employed, and hence in the use of myimprovement there will not be the accumulation of moisture within thecap that is bound to be present in the cap provided with the ordinaryapertures.

It will be noticed further that in the use of my improvement the studmember when inserted in the socket member will prevent the entrance ofdust and dirt into the cap member and so reach the pen and there can beno tendencyof the aperture to become clogged up as is the case with theusual apertures provided in fountain pen caps, and while the stud memberprevents the accumulation of dust within the cap there is stillsufficient circulation to provide for the equalization of pressureswithin and without the cap as aforesaid.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with the ink tube and cap of a fountain pen and thelatter having an aperture therein nearest the closed end,

over the edge thereof, "and "a stud member having means adapting thesame to be secured in the cloth of a garment adjacent to a pockettherein so that When the pen is placed in the pocket the said membersmay be brought into engagementto maintain the pen in position.

2. The combination With the ink tube and cap of a fountain pen and thelatter havin an aperture therein nearest the closed end of a socketmember of a snap fastener received in said aperture and turned down overi the edge thereof, and a stud member comprising a sleeve, a flange, ahead of resilient arms, a screw stern and head secured to the cloth of agarment adjacent to a pocket therein so that when the pen is placed inthe pocket the said members may be brought into engagement to maintainthe pen in position.

Signed by 'me this 25th day of September 1907.

JOHN HAG-AN.

WVit'nesses:

GEO. T. P'INCKNEY, E. 'ZAOI-IARIASEN.

